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The Ballad of Gay Tony: First Multiplayer Details

Check out the first details of multiplayer skydiving action in Rockstar's new DLC.

Throwing yourself off a tall skyscraper with a bunch of your closest friends is about to become a reality according to Rockstar's latest Gay Tony multiplayer update. The official site reveals two new multiplayer modes today along with a set of awesome new screenshots.

Deathmatch: In Deathmatch, with up to 16 players online, your objective is to have the most kills within the set time. Players are awarded contract money for each kill, and can also loot casualties for their dropped cash. The player with the most cash when the game ends wins. In Team Deathmatch, players work as a team to rub out other teams for money - and the crew with the most cash at the end of the round wins.

The Ballad of Gay Tony takes these classic multiplayer modes and gives them a high-powered bump with the addition of new weapons like the Assault SMG, the Explosive Shotgun, the Advanced Sniper Rifle, Sticky Bombs and more. See below for the full list and other specifications.

Free Mode: Free Mode is a long-running fan favorite mode that is truly the sandbox equivalent of Multiplayer. No rules, no guidelines, just all out mayhem and anarchy. Join in and go nuts rampaging amongst other Grand Theft Auto lunatics. Or get together with friends and create your own original game in this wide open freeform mode. Now made more insane than ever with the addition of the nimble Buzzard attack helicopter, the devastating N.O.O.S.E. APC and even parachutes to enable you to skydive down from the top of Rotterdam Tower blasting fools from up above.

The site also promises new details regarding the revamped Race and GTA Race modes soon.

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Bryn says: This looks like it could be a lot of fun, providing you're not forced to play with a pack of XBL chimps. The skydiving aspect seems like it'll play a pretty large part in the upcoming Free mode, and those screens sure do make it look tempting.

Exactly how much cool new content will Gay Tony add to the GTA4 experience? Stay tuned for a final verdict in the not-too-distant future.